Algiers vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$2064
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$4936
🏠 One person rent	$170	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$2122
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$3270
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	77
😀 Quality of life	59	86
🏙️ Population	2.36M	639K

The cost of living in Algiers is 77% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 8756th and 1678th ($478 vs $2064) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1488th in Algeria and the United States, respectively. Check Algeria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 1.6 months in Detroit. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Detroit ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 5457th and 315th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Algiers	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$5.59
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$1182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$960
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$2340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$59.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$1377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$1283
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$9.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$1288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$16893

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Cities near Algiers

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Blida	$407
63 km or 39 mi	Medea	$336
89 km or 55 mi	Tizi Ouzou	$395
168 km or 105 mi	Chlef	$331
172 km or 107 mi	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$345
179 km or 111 mi	M'Sila	$362
179 km or 111 mi	Bejaia	$364
220 km or 137 mi	Setif	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Tiaret	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Djelfa	$357
241 km or 150 mi	Jijel	$410
245 km or 152 mi	El Eulma	$390
252 km or 157 mi	Relizane	$436
277 km or 172 mi	Ibiza	$2528
282 km or 175 mi	Mostaganem	$504
311 km or 193 mi	Batna	$391
312 km or 194 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
321 km or 199 mi	Constantine	$477
323 km or 200 mi	Biskra	$399
331 km or 206 mi	Laghouat	$387
337 km or 209 mi	Calp	$1480
340 km or 211 mi	Saida	$400
342 km or 213 mi	Skikda	$476
342 km or 213 mi	Benidorm	$1356
346 km or 215 mi	Denia	$1406
352 km or 219 mi	Oran	$465
357 km or 222 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
358 km or 222 mi	Alicante	$1300
362 km or 225 mi	Mahon	$1470
365 km or 227 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
369 km or 230 mi	Cartagena	$1068
370 km or 230 mi	Elche	$1154
374 km or 233 mi	Gandia	$1030
376 km or 233 mi	Sidi Bel Abbes	$406
382 km or 237 mi	Novelda	$1213
388 km or 241 mi	Elda	$1214
394 km or 245 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
395 km or 245 mi	Murcia	$1138
398 km or 247 mi	Mazarron	$1161
402 km or 250 mi	Villena	$1254

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527